Athletistic/Football. Barcelona coach Xavi has shared his emotions regarding his team’s entry into the Champions League playoffs. The day before, November 28, in the home match of the 5th round of the group stage of the tournament, the Catalans defeated Porto with a score of 2:1.
“Very happy and happy for the team and for our whole club. We really needed such a result after two years of spring play in the Europa League. Today we played well in a match with a strong opponent “It’s a very important step forward, and not just because we reached the playoffs,” Sport.es quoted Xavi as saying.
Barcelona managed to qualify for the Champions League playoffs for the first time since Lionel Messi left the club. With 12 points after five matches, the Catalans are at the top of their group. “Porto” is second with 9 points, Ukrainian “Shakhtar” (9) is third and Belgian “Antwerp” has not yet scored any points. It is in Belgium that the blue garnets will play the last match of the group stage of the Champions League this season.
Source: Sport
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